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PowerShell - T1059.001

(ATT&CK® Technique)

Definition

Adversaries may abuse PowerShell commands and scripts for execution. PowerShell is a powerful interactive command-line interface and scripting environment included in the Windows operating system. Adversaries can use PowerShell to perform a number of actions, including discovery of information and execution of code. Examples include the Start-Process cmdlet which can be used to run an executable and the Invoke-Command cmdlet which runs a command locally or on a remote computer (though administrator permissions are required to use PowerShell to connect to remote systems).

D3FEND Inferred Relationships

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        graph LR;

     T1059001["PowerShell"] --> |executes| ExecutableScript["Executable Script"]; class T1059001 OffensiveTechniqueNode;
        class ExecutableScript ArtifactNode; click ExecutableScript href "/dao/artifact/d3f:ExecutableScript";
        click T1059001 href "/offensive-technique/attack/T1059.001/"; click ExecutableScript href "/dao/artifact/d3f:ExecutableScript";DecoyFile["Decoy File"] -->
          | spoofs | ExecutableScript["Executable Script"];

          DecoyFile["Decoy File"] -.->
            | may-deceive | T1059001["PowerShell"] ;
          class DecoyFile DefensiveTechniqueNode;
          class ExecutableScript ArtifactNode;
          click DecoyFile href "/technique/d3f:DecoyFile"; DynamicAnalysis["Dynamic Analysis"] -->
          | analyzes | ExecutableScript["Executable Script"];

          DynamicAnalysis["Dynamic Analysis"] -.->
            | may-detect | T1059001["PowerShell"] ;
          class DynamicAnalysis DefensiveTechniqueNode;
          class ExecutableScript ArtifactNode;
          click DynamicAnalysis href "/technique/d3f:DynamicAnalysis"; EmulatedFileAnalysis["Emulated File Analysis"] -->
          | analyzes | ExecutableScript["Executable Script"];

          EmulatedFileAnalysis["Emulated File Analysis"] -.->
            | may-detect | T1059001["PowerShell"] ;
          class EmulatedFileAnalysis DefensiveTechniqueNode;
          class ExecutableScript ArtifactNode;
          click EmulatedFileAnalysis href "/technique/d3f:EmulatedFileAnalysis"; FileIntegrityMonitoring["File Integrity Monitoring"] -->
          | analyzes | ExecutableScript["Executable Script"];

          FileIntegrityMonitoring["File Integrity Monitoring"] -.->
            | may-detect | T1059001["PowerShell"] ;
          class FileIntegrityMonitoring DefensiveTechniqueNode;
          class ExecutableScript ArtifactNode;
          click FileIntegrityMonitoring href "/technique/d3f:FileIntegrityMonitoring"; FileEviction["File Eviction"] -->
          | deletes | ExecutableScript["Executable Script"];

          FileEviction["File Eviction"] -.->
            | may-evict | T1059001["PowerShell"] ;
          class FileEviction DefensiveTechniqueNode;
          class ExecutableScript ArtifactNode;
          click FileEviction href "/technique/d3f:FileEviction"; FileEncryption["File Encryption"] -->
          | encrypts | ExecutableScript["Executable Script"];

          FileEncryption["File Encryption"] -.->
            | may-harden | T1059001["PowerShell"] ;
          class FileEncryption DefensiveTechniqueNode;
          class ExecutableScript ArtifactNode;
          click FileEncryption href "/technique/d3f:FileEncryption"; ExecutableAllowlisting["Executable Allowlisting"] -->
          | blocks | ExecutableScript["Executable Script"];

          ExecutableAllowlisting["Executable Allowlisting"] -.->
            | may-isolate | T1059001["PowerShell"] ;
          class ExecutableAllowlisting DefensiveTechniqueNode;
          class ExecutableScript ArtifactNode;
          click ExecutableAllowlisting href "/technique/d3f:ExecutableAllowlisting"; ExecutableDenylisting["Executable Denylisting"] -->
          | blocks | ExecutableScript["Executable Script"];

          ExecutableDenylisting["Executable Denylisting"] -.->
            | may-isolate | T1059001["PowerShell"] ;
          class ExecutableDenylisting DefensiveTechniqueNode;
          class ExecutableScript ArtifactNode;
          click ExecutableDenylisting href "/technique/d3f:ExecutableDenylisting"; LocalFilePermissions["Local File Permissions"] -->
          | restricts | ExecutableScript["Executable Script"];

          LocalFilePermissions["Local File Permissions"] -.->
            | may-isolate | T1059001["PowerShell"] ;
          class LocalFilePermissions DefensiveTechniqueNode;
          class ExecutableScript ArtifactNode;
          click LocalFilePermissions href "/technique/d3f:LocalFilePermissions"; RestoreFile["Restore File"] -->
          | restores | ExecutableScript["Executable Script"];

          RestoreFile["Restore File"] -.->
            | may-restore | T1059001["PowerShell"] ;
          class RestoreFile DefensiveTechniqueNode;
          class ExecutableScript ArtifactNode;
          click RestoreFile href "/technique/d3f:RestoreFile"; FileAnalysis["File Analysis"] -->
          | analyzes | ExecutableScript["Executable Script"];

          FileAnalysis["File Analysis"] -.->
            | may-detect | T1059001["PowerShell"] ;
          class FileAnalysis DefensiveTechniqueNode;
          class ExecutableScript ArtifactNode;
          click FileAnalysis href "/technique/d3f:FileAnalysis"; RemoteFileAccessMediation["Remote File Access Mediation"] -->
          | isolates | ExecutableScript["Executable Script"];

          RemoteFileAccessMediation["Remote File Access Mediation"] -.->
            | may-isolate | T1059001["PowerShell"] ;
          class RemoteFileAccessMediation DefensiveTechniqueNode;
          class ExecutableScript ArtifactNode;
          click RemoteFileAccessMediation href "/technique/d3f:RemoteFileAccessMediation";

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